St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08
IDIOTS OR RASCALS.
The Infamous Conduct Of the
Tory Government in Ire
land Exposed.
Ex-Convicts, Thieves and
Thugs Hired to Lure Men
to Violence.
France and Spain Looking
With Covetous Eyes on
North Africa.
A London LaW-Maker Hit on
the Nose by a Col
league.
By Cable to the Globe.

BY Cable to the Globe.
LONDON. Oct. THE fiat failure of
the governments prosecution of Lord
Mayor Sullivan and O'Brien, coupled
with the miserable exhibition of the
methods pursued by the Irish officers as
disclosed by the testimony at Ennis of
the informer Callinan, has given the
Conservative party tremdous setback
and placed the government in position
from which it is difficult to see how it
can eXtricate itself. The proceedings
against the two Irish editors and the eX-
animation of Callinan in the hearing to
fix the responsibility for the killing of
Wheelan have proved ineOntrovertibly
two thipgs-that the administration of
Irish affairs is in the hands OF as con-
summate set of blOckheadS as could
be gathered together if the kingdom
were secured with the especial purpose
in view of selecting persons verging on
idiOcy, and that these blunderers
have bargained with felons and
outcasts of every description to induce
them to lead unSuSpecting men into the
commission of criminal acts. Inreview-
ing the proceedings in the cases men-
toned, the entire press of the country, the
Tory papers not excepted, concede that
the clause of the coercion act relating to
and abridging the privileges OF
the Irish press has been rem
dered absolutely ineffective, and
Callinan is likened by the same
journals to the erstwhile Constable Tai
bott, whose infamous meth DDS TO obtain
evidence against men who happened to
incur his diSpleaSure became at last too
despicable for his superiors to indorse.
The disclosures made by Callinan have
shocked even those Tories who have
hitherto applied the maxim. 1.-THE
king can do wrong" to the crown party,
and the employment of blackguardS.
thieves and thugs in government work
is severely condemned on all sides. Ev-
erybody seems anxious to Shirk the re-
sponsibility for this scoundrefs CO.
operation with the constabulary, and it
is not likely that similar alliance, even
for the purpose of bolStering up a
bad law, will be countenanced by any
one in authority for long time to come.
NORTH AFRICAN CONQUEST.
The excitement Occasioned by the re-
port of the death of the sultan of Mo
rocco and the departure of French IRON
clads for the waters of that country is
rapidly increasing. Spain seems de-
termined to maintain her prestige in
Morocco, and preparations of .formi-
dable proportions, which are nothing if
they are not Warlike, are being pushed
rapidly to completion at the Spanish
naval stations and military depots.
HIT IN THE NOSE.
An exciting scene occurred at the
meeting of the metropolitan board of
works to-day. and it is probable that the
affair will lead to disclosures of crooked
ness in the transactions of several mem
ln,. Of 1,a ot.I bn or Af hi ioh
has long been suspected, but evidence
of which has thus far been unobtain-
able. In the heat of the discussion, Mr..
Keevel, recently appointed member
of the board, deliberately walked up to
Mr.. Sheppard, who has represented the
BermOnsdy district since 1881, and
struck that gentleman heavy blow
upon the nose, at the same time exclaim-
ing, % you, you have called me
a liar many times recently and I'll have
no more of it," Order was quickly re-
stored by fhe other members present,
but a storm of recriminatiOns followed
and threats of exposure were freely
hurled at several members whose repu-
tatiOns are by no means above reproach.
Lately there has been a great deal of
talk about these members in connection
with deals similar to that of the Broad
way railroad in New York, and the con-
vietion is rapidly growing that some of
them will soon have to appear in court
and throw light on certain matters of
public interest that have hitherto been
kept in the dark. The board controls
the whole of London outside of the city
proper, and the field presented for oper-
ations of a shady character is practically
unlimited.
THEY RETAIN 4 RoUE.
The decision of the Rochester Tories,
to retain Col. Hughes-Hallett in his
seat has delighted the Liberals, who
will seize the opportunity thus afforded
to attack the Conservative party from
high moral grounds.